Fountain-pen.



11.13. HALLOCK. i FOUNTAIN PEN. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 190B.`

946,036. Patented Jan. 11,1910.

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RUFUS HALLCK, GF ORTLAND, OREGON.

application aies september To all whom muy concern:

Be it known that I, REFUS B. HALLooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of lilultnoinali and State of @regt/n, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Fountain-llene, of which the following is a speciiication The object of iny invention is to provide a pen. ol' the fountain or reservoir type wherein two Writing fluids ol ditlierent color or character may be stored, and used alternately or simultaneously as desired by manipulation of the pen holder and points. The invention is particularly'adapted for use by accountants and persons in similar vocations where different colored Writing uids are intermittently employed in ordinary business routine, and consists essentially of a tubular holder provided with ink compartments and a nib or pen point for each compartment, 'the lovv oitl vtluid being regulated i' means commonly used in ordinary oiuit fn pens.

The ini ntion iurtlier-consistsin the novel construction and arrangement ot the several parts designed to form a compact and durablev fountain pen easily 'manipulated and constituting a time and labor-saving device.

For full. understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge oi the details oi construction ot the means for edecting` the result,

reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view `oi the peng liigr. 2 is a transverse sectional ,lview of the holder', circular in cross section;

I Figg. 5 a pcispcetivc view of the pen. Fig.

t3 is a top view ol the cud of the pen holder I showing' the niiis o sides in alinculcnt.

Corresponding and lilac parts are referred to in the' following description nud indicated in all the views olt the dra wings by the saine reference characters, u

`lcferrinfi' to the drawings, the numeral l designates a barrel or holder of any desired formation, preferably oval in cross section, intersected by a longitudinal partition 2 to form compartments S and 4 adapted to contain Writing .fluid of different colors or chari the peu with their under specification of Letters Patent. llatmtced jiji,

15, 1962.' Serial No4 453,322.

acter. The said partition is preferably integr'al with said barrel and terminates at threaded openings 6 communicating with the respective compartments.

nib sockets provided with reduced threaded end oortions 8 adapted to engage the thread ed openings 6 inthe head 5, and -9 designates feeders of ordinary construction adapted to tit within the tubular sockets 7 and provided with a series of longitudinal grooves l0 arranged to cooperate with the' writing; nibs ll and regulate the outward flow of luid from the compartments 3 and 4. The said Writing nibs may be of anydesired material or construction provided'with and adapted to `tit Within the sockets 7 and be retained bythe feeders 9.

The numeral l2 designates a cap designed to lit upon either end of the barrel l and serves as a cover for the Writing nibs to prevent accidental leakage when the pen isnot in use or is placed operator.

rlhe barrel l, as before stated, may be' of any desired formation in cross section, but is preferably oval in that certain advantages in the manipulation and handling of thepen are secured, While with a round or other shaped barrel, the compartments could not as easily be arranged With respect to size and compactness. i

`With the arrangement of the several parts as shown the compartments 3 and e' Within the. barel l may be filled with Writing fluid sii-ed manner, upon the removal of the sockets 7 vfrom the openings 6 in' the head 5. The said sockets are then replaced 'and the writing nibs ll, for ordinary usage, are placed back to back as shown, in order that i the points of the Writing nibs maybe coni venicntly brought in contact with, the surlacc of the writing material by a partial rvvolutirm ot the barrel in the hand of the operator. The said Writing nib sockets may have distiupuiishin-,gf marks or other identillcations to properly determine the chiara@ ler or color of the fluid contained in their respective compartments, and the pen While not designed as a ruling pen may be used as such by the manipulatioi'i of the nibsockets to bringthe writing nibs in aparallel operi ative position.

one end in a closure or head 5 provided Withlhe numeral 7 designates tubular Writing.

an end portion semi-circular in cross section.

within. the pocket of an p ot' different colors or character, in anyde` for the purpose of thoroughly cleansing and keeping theopen in good order, an essential feature in the perfect operation of all pens.

of the fountain or reservoir type.A

Having thus described' the invention, What is claimed as new is 1. A fountain pen comprising a barrel provided With compartments 'designed as reservoirs for Writing fluid, and independently rotatable pen-holding plugs secured in one end of the barrel, each plug in communication With one of the compartments'and each plug being capable of independent 1'0- .tation Within the barrel,'whereby the pens carried thereby may be turnedI back-to-back or With their faces in the same plane.

2. A fountain pen comprising a barrel, a longitudinal partition intersecting said barrel to form opposed compartments Iadapted to contain Writing fluid, a head at one end of the barrel provided With. openings, independent pen-holding plugs rotatably mounted one Within each of said openings, and pen-feeding devices Within said plug.

3. A fountain pen comprising a barrel v provided With longitudinally extending compartments for containing different Writing fluids, each of said compartments being provided With threaded openings atone end, independent tubular plugs having reduced threaded ends adapted to be secured Within said threaded openings and independently rotatable therein, feeders Within the tubular plugs, and a pen carried by each plug.

In testimony whereof l aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RUFUs B. HALLooK. [La] W. W. WICK. 

